Vehicle control device and vehicle control method

Abstract

This vehicle control device comprises an autonomous driving control unit which automatically controls the stopping of a vehicle. If it is determined by a crossing determination unit that there is no crossing, the autonomous driving control unit controls the stopping of the vehicle so that the vehicle is stopped at a standard target stop position corresponding to a stop line on the basis of the positional information of the stop line, whereas if it is determined by the crossing determination unit that there is a crossing, the autonomous driving control unit controls the stopping of the vehicle so that the vehicle is stopped at a position before the standard target stop position on the basis of the positional information of the stop line.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a vehicle control device including an automated driving control unit that automatically performs stop control of a host vehicle, and a vehicle control method.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2016-122362 discloses a traffic assistance device. In the traffic assistance device, an ECU of a host vehicle detects a stop signal (red signal), and if a stop line corresponding to the stop signal can be detected, the traffic assistance device performs entry suppressing assistance on the basis of the stop line. Specifically, for example, in a situation where the stop line is provided before a pedestrian crossing, if it is determined that the host vehicle may be unable to stop at the stop line, the ECU of the host vehicle warns, and if deceleration speed of the host vehicle after the warning is still insufficient, the ECU of the host vehicle starts an automatic brake.SUMMARY OF INVENTION[0003]Incidentally, in a ca...

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Benefits of technology

[0003]Incidentally, in a case where the host vehicle is stopped by stop control at a position just before the stop line that is before a crossing area such as a pedestrian crossing and a bicycle crossing zone, a traffic participant such as a pedestrian and a cyclist who passes the pedestrian crossing may feel uncomfortable or pressure since the host vehicle is relatively close to the crossing area. Moreover, if the host vehicle, which stops just before the stop line, automatically starts to travel, the host vehicle reaches the crossing area in a relatively short time. Thus, a vehicle occupant may want to feel safer by extending the time to prepare for an unexpected event (for example, the traffic participant enters the crossing area when the host vehicle automatically starts to travel). It has been desired to meet the vehicle occupant's request.

[0004]The present invention has been made in view of the above problem, and an object is to provide a vehicle control device and a vehicle control method in which, when a host vehicle stops on the basis of a stop line before a crossing area, a traffic participant who is passing the crossing area can feel safe and a vehicle occupant can feel safer when the host vehicle automatically starts to travel.

Problems solved by technology

Incidentally, in a case where the host vehicle is stopped by stop control at a position just before the stop line that is before a crossing area such as a pedestrian crossing and a bicycle crossing zone, a traffic participant such as a pedestrian and a cyclist who passes the pedestrian crossing may feel uncomfortable or pressure since the host vehicle is relatively close to the crossing area.

Moreover, if the host vehicle, which stops just before the stop line, automatically starts to travel, the host vehicle reaches the crossing area in a relatively short time.

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